I have this book, which I refer to as "My Bible" of sorts. It's called, "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die". I really enjoy this book because not only does it contain the essential movies all worthy human beings must watch, but it also contains some rare gems that should not be passed up. Since I bought the book, I am embarrassed to say I have only seen 191 of these films. So, I decided to turn this blog into a journey through this book. I don't pick the films in any particular order, it just all depends on what I have available and what I am in the mood to watch.
At the same time, since it is officially summer vacation for me, I will also be taking suggestions for movies as well. Hopefully you just choose to follow me on this and enjoy!
Ciao,
Elisa
Note: The edition that I own is the second edition. Apparently they are on edition 6 now, but I will still be going off of the second edition. The only difference is that they include more recent films that have been released, where as mine only goes up to 2004. They have also taken out some films and replaced them etc, but the majority of the films up to about the mid 1980's are exactly the same. I am also including a list of the 191 films that I have already seen in the book just in case anyone is interested.
Films I've Seen so Far...(in chronological order)
1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
2. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
3. Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror (1922)
4. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
5. Man with the Movie Camera (1929)
6. Dracula (1931)
7. Freaks (1932)
8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
9. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
10. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
11. Citizen Kane (1941)
12. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
13. Double Indemnity (1944)
14. Open City (1945)
15. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
16. On the Waterfront (1954)
17. La Strada (1954)
18. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
19. Touch of Evil (1958)
20. Some Like it Hot (1959)
21. Psycho (1960)
22. The Apartment (1960)
23. Lolita (1962)
24. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
25. 8 1/2 (1963)
26. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
27. The Sound of Music (1965)
28. The Graduate (1967)
29. The Jungle Book (1967)
30. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
31. Planet of the Apes (1968)
32. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
33. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
34. Fellini Satyricon (1969)
35. Easy Rider (1969)
36. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
37. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)
38. Dirty Harry (1971)
39. Deliverance (1972)
40. Pink Flamingos (1972)
41. American Graffiti (1973)
42. Mean Streets (1973)
43. The Exorcist (1973)
44. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
45. Young Frankenstein (1974)
46. Blazing Saddles (1974)
47. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
48. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
49. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
50. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
51. Jaws (1975)
52. Carrie (1976)
53. Rocky (1976)
54. Taxi Driver (1976)
55. Star Wars (1977)
56. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
57. Annie Hall (1977)
58. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
59. Eraserhead (1977)
60. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
61. Suspiria (1977)
62. Grease (1978)
63. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
64. Up in Smoke (1978)
65. Halloween (1978)
66. Alien (1979)
67. Apocalypse Now (1979)
68. The Jerk (1979)
69. Mad Max (1979)
70. The Shining (1980)
71. The Elephant Man (1980)
72. Airplane! (1980)
73. Raging Bull (1980)
74. Indiana Jones: Raider's of the Lost Ark (1981)
75. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
76. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1981)
77. E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
78. The Thing (1982)
79. Poltergeist (1982)
80. Blade Runner (1982)
81. The Evil Dead (1982)
82. A Christmas Story (1983)
83. Videodrome (1983)
84. Terms of Endearment (1983)
85. The King of Comedy (1983)
86. Scarface (1983)
87. Amadeus (1984)
88. The Terminator (1984)
89. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
90. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
91. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
92. Ghostbusters (1984)
93. The Breakfast Club (1985)
94. Back to the Future (1985)
95. Vagabond (1985)
96. The Color Purple (1985)
97. Stand By Me (1986)
98. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
99. The Fly (1986)
100. Alien (1986)
101. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
102. Platoon (1986)
103. Top Gun (1986)
104. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1987)
105. Raising Arizona (1987)
106. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
107. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
108. Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
109. The Princess Bride (1987)
110. Moonstruck (1987)
111. Fatal Attraction (1987)
112. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
113. The Naked Gun: from the files of Police Squad! (1988)
114. Big (1988)
115. Die Hard (1988)
116. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
117. Rain Man (1988)
118. Batman (1989)
119. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
120. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
121. My Left Foot (1989)
122. Do the Right Thing (1989)
123. Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)
124. Say Anything (1989)
125. Goodfellas (1990)
126. King of New York (1990)
127. Dances with Wolves (1990)
128. Europa Europa (1990)
129. Pretty Woman (1990)
130. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
131. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)
132. Total Recall (1990)
133. Boyz 'N the Hood (1991)
134. Delicatessen (1991)
135. Naked Lunch (1991)
136. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
137. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
138. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
139. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
140. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
141. Romper Stomper (1992)
142. Aileen Wuornos: Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)
143. The Crying Game (1992)
144. Philadelphia (1993)
145. Jurassic Park (1993)
146. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
147. Schindler's List (1993)
148. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
149. Forrest Gump (1994)
150. The Lion King (1994)
151. Clerks (1994)
152. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
153. Pulp Fiction (1994)
154. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
155. Babe (1995)
156. Toy Story (1995)
157. Casino (1995)
158. Heat (1995)
159. Clueless (1995)
160. Se7en (1995)
161. The Usual Suspects (1995)
162. Fargo (1996)
163. Independence Day (1996)
164. Trainspotting (1996)
165. Scream (1996)
166. L.A. Confidential (1997)
167. Boogie Nights (1997)
168. Funny Games (1997)
169. Titanic (1997)
170. The Big Lebowski (1998)
171. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
172. Pi (1998)
173. There's Something About Mary (1998)
174. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
175. Fight Club (1999)
176. Being John Malkovich (1999)
177. American Beauty (1999)
178. The Matrix (1999)
179. The Sixth Sense (1999)
180. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
181. Amores Perros (2000)
182. Meet the Parents (2000)
183. Memento (2000)
184. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
185. Amelie (2001)
186. Moulin Rouge (2001)
187. City of God (2002)
188. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
189. Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
190. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
191. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
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